Sheffield vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sheffield	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1715	$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4227	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$973	$1528
🏘️ Family rent	$1844	$2705
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2637	$3089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	80
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	518K	518K

The cost of living in Sheffield is 29% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2627th and 831st ($1715 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 10th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sheffield compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Sheffield ranked 17th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 159th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Surrey

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	Sheffield	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.4	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.78	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$926	$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1785	$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4054	$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.2	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.4	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1085	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9409	$7382

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1469
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1392
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1353
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1715
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1601
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1640
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1574
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1455
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1652
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1872
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1793
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1675
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$1998
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1654
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1966
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1607
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1819
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1807
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1795
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1758
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1536
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1526
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1628
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1670
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1711
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1831
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1783
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1613
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1761
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1932
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1751

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651